ACS Publications launches fully redesigned web delivery platform - May 23, 2019
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS Publications) has announced the launch of a fully redesigned web delivery platform. This platform delivers global access to all ACS journals and books, as well as to the C&EN Global Enterprise edition. The website supports over 6,000… Read More
4open announces new special issue – Mathematical Models - May 22, 2019
4open, a multi-disciplinary Open Access journal, has announced the new special issue ‘Mathematical Models’, guest edited by Dr. Fernanda Ferreira and Dr. Flávio Ferreira. This special issue follows the 16th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM 2018) where, as part of a special collaborative issue, 4open… Read More
ARL comments on RA21 proposal for access to licensed information resources - May 21, 2019
On April 17, 2019, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) issued a call for public comments on a draft recommended practice for improving access to institutionally provided information resources. The draft is based on findings from the RA21: Resource Access for the 21st Century initiative and… Read More
SAGE Publishing to publish the Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation - May 21, 2019
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has partnered with the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) and Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons (HKCOS) to publish the Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation (JOTR). The open access (OA) journal will be published twice a year by SAGE, with… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched and partners launch Open Research Library to unite all OA book content under one search - May 16, 2019
The Open Access initiative Knowledge Unlatched has launched the Open Research Library together with several international partners. It aims to unite all Open Access (OA) book content over the coming months. To this end the Open Research Library is working with publishers and libraries worldwide and… Read More
CARL releases updated Canadian Author Addendum and New Author Rights Guide - May 15, 2019
CARL has announced the release of three resources supporting awareness of authors’ rights and ways to retain key rights during the publication process. The revised Canadian Author Addendum to Publication Agreement is a tool that can be used by authors to negotiate with publishers for… Read More
AMA announces new educational portal, helps physicians find, track and report CME - May 15, 2019
American Medical Association (AMA) has announced an innovative educational portal - the AMA Ed Hub™ - that gives doctors and other health professionals a streamlined way to earn, track and report continuing medical education activities spanning clinical, practice-transformation and professionalism topics. The AMA Ed Hub… Read More
Springer Nature’s iversity expands its product portfolio with new media format, Espresso Courses - May 14, 2019
Springer Nature’s online learning platform iversity has expanded its product portfolio with a new format called Espresso Courses. These courses focus on ‘point of need learning’, and are designed to impart knowledge in a fast and efficient way. iversity’s existing formats PRO courses and MOOCs (Massive… Read More
Cardiff Metropolitan University launches new institutional digital repository powered by Figshare - May 8, 2019
Cardiff Metropolitan University has announced the launch of its new institutional digital repository, powered by Figshare. Work produced by researchers and research students at the university can be found at figshare.cardiffmet.ac.uk. In addition to being on Cardiff Met’s… Read More
Credo expands current events research, adds AllSides Red Blue Dictionary and Facts On File’s Issues & Controversies - May 7, 2019
Credo Reference has announced the addition of the AllSides Red Blue Dictionary and Facts On File's Issues & Controversies to its research platform’s Real-time Reference category. As part of Credo’s ongoing efforts to provide credible and up-to-date background information about the topics shaping the headlines, this… Read More
